Thomas Jefferson

Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong

Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong

I place economy among the first and most important virtues, and public debt as the greatest of dangers ... We read more

I place economy among the first and most important virtues, and public debt as the greatest of dangers ... We must make our choice between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude. If we can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less we use our power the read more

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the read more

I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared.

A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of read more

A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.